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Lesvos
Conservation project
Friends of Green Lesbos campaigns for policies and actions to defend, protect and enhance the environment of the island. The future of the saltpans at Polychnitos and Kalloni is a current concern where the cessation of salt production threatens birds, including stilts and flamingos.
Supported by Honeyguide, the group has recently (November 2008) published a book on the dragonflies of Lesbos (right). The 43 species found on the island are briefly described and illustrated with a photograph. It includes a brief discussion of dragonfly ecology and habitats, illustrations of other insects that may be confused with dragonflies, a gazetteer of the main dragonfly sites and a discussion of problems of dragonfly conservation.
Copies can be ordered through Honeyguide at a special price of £15. All profits from sales of the book go towards wildlife and habitat conservation on the island.
John Bowers, The Dragonflies of Lesbos, Mytiline, Greece, 2008, 92 pages,
26 photographic plates, ISBN 978-960-939703-1
